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For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Birmingham Star.com http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/cat/7efe203e304dfafb/ en-us Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:53:50 -0400 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:53:50 -0400 30 Michigan's Bread Basket Deli chain sells some 20,000 pounds of corned beef every week in sandwiches like this Reuben, piled with warm sauerkraut and melted Swiss cheese on grilled ... http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/215282083/scat/7efe203e304dfafb Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:34:41 -0400 http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/215282083/scat/7efe203e304dfafb DENVER-Mark Michael Bote, age 23, of Thornton, Colorado, was charged yesterday by criminal complaint with one count of false information and threats while aboard Frontier Airlines Flight 601 en route from Knoxville, Tennessee to Denver, Colorado, United States Attorney John Walsh and FBI Denver Special Agent in Charge Thomas Ravenelle announced. Bote is scheduled to make his initial appearance ... http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/215280005/scat/7efe203e304dfafb Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:36:20 -0400 http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/215280005/scat/7efe203e304dfafb As Dennis Derdoski approached the edge of the Grand Canyon for the first time, he wasn't sure what to expect.The 63-year-old manufacturing executive from suburban Minneapolis said he's traveled the world and seen some sights but was left agape by the panorama: "The depth, the colors, the space. I've seen a lot of fabulous things, but this takes the prize for natural ... http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/215280950/scat/7efe203e304dfafb Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:29:32 -0400 http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/215280950/scat/7efe203e304dfafb Image credit: Samoa Air The tiny airline that drew international attention for its pay-what-you-weigh policy is making accommodations for passengers of a larger size, introducing XL Class. Samoa Air chief executive Chris ... http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/215280007/scat/7efe203e304dfafb Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:04:29 -0400 http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/215280007/scat/7efe203e304dfafb JAL SKY SUITE was today named "Best Business Class Airline Seat" globally, based on the world's largest airline passenger satisfaction survey conducted by SKYTRAX. Japan Airlines (JAL) received the top honor for its new fully-flat Business Class seat at SKYTRAX's 2013 World Airline Awards held at Paris Air Show. JAL is the first Japanese airline to win the Best Business Class ... http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/215278718/scat/7efe203e304dfafb Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:11:09 -0400 http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/215278718/scat/7efe203e304dfafb SAIDU SHARIF, Swat Valley, Pakistan - All arrangements have been finalized for the four-day Swat Summer Festival starting from June 20, says the civilian and military administration in Pakistan, as reported by the Dispatch News Desk (DND). Commissioner of the Malakand Division, Dr. Fakhar Alam, while addressing a press conference in Saidu Sharif, said the summer festival is being organized ... http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/215278853/scat/7efe203e304dfafb Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:11:08 -0400 http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/215278853/scat/7efe203e304dfafb The newest attraction on the Las Vegas Strip may not be a new hotel, casino or nightclub but a 650-foot roller coaster. If a coaster of this size were to be built, it would be the world's tallest. Currently, the tallest in the world is the 456-foot tall Kingda Ka at New Jersey's Six Flags Great Adventure. Florida-based U.S. Thrill Rides submitted an application in April to the ... http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/215278949/scat/7efe203e304dfafb Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:09:06 -0400 http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/215278949/scat/7efe203e304dfafb What to do with the family dog when vacation time comes is a common conundrum. Most dogs end up in a kennel. Some with a family friend. Just one will end up on a $73,000 luxury vacation of its own. In conjunction with the Paw Seasons luxury dog hotel in Bristol, ... http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/215279759/scat/7efe203e304dfafb Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:09:05 -0400 http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/215279759/scat/7efe203e304dfafb Eden Roc Hotel in Miami, hotel owner Eden Roc LLLP said Tuesday.Destination Hotels & Resorts will begin management of the property July 11. The 21-floor, 631-room hotel, formerly known as the Eden Roc Renaissance Hotel, has been renamed as the Eden Roc Miami Beach."This transition marks the beginning of a new era for Eden Roc Miami Beach, one of the most iconic luxury hotels on Miami ... http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/215279272/scat/7efe203e304dfafb Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:02:24 -0400 http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/215279272/scat/7efe203e304dfafb cuisine in Las Vegas is one thing - but how about dinner suspended on a platform 180-feet in the air? That's the table that Kelley Jones set last week when he and partners broke ground for Dinner in the Sky, opening this summer, just due west of the Las Vegas Strip. Inspired by a similar concept in Europe, Dinner in the Sky straps 22 hungry and adventurous eaters, along with a very careful ... http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/215278485/scat/7efe203e304dfafb Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:16:30 -0400 http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/215278485/scat/7efe203e304dfafb If you've ever been led astray by Siri or her ilk - and by now, what smart phone user hasn't? - you'll relate to a new survey that says 63% of GPS-using U.S. drivers say the navigating device has given ... http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/215278484/scat/7efe203e304dfafb Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:16:29 -0400 http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/215278484/scat/7efe203e304dfafb The old saying, ';Boys will be boys,'; has never rung so true. How would you feel if you had just returned home at 1:30 a.m. from a two-month trip through Cambodia, Vietnam and the Philippines wanting nothing more than to sleep in your own bed, only to discover your entire room had been transformed into a pink, princess wonderland equipped with glittery furniture, a dollhouse and ... http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/215278487/scat/7efe203e304dfafb Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:01:38 -0400 http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/215278487/scat/7efe203e304dfafb Jun 18, 2013 2:26pm What says a lifetime of marital bliss? Nothing but bacon if you are Adrienne Dunvan and Eddie Quinones, the California couple who were married Sunday at the Big Bite Bacon Fest at the San Diego County Fair. Dunvan and Quinones of Vista, Calif., won their bacon-filled marriage ceremony and reception through a contest sponsored by the festival that promised an affair filled ... http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/215278486/scat/7efe203e304dfafb Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:01:38 -0400 http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/215278486/scat/7efe203e304dfafb tourism said. "We have regulated our foreign investment law, which is very user-friendly to international investors," U Htay Aung, minister of hotels and tourism, told China Daily. Singapore and Thailand now top the list of foreign investors in Myanmar's tourism ... http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/215276218/scat/7efe203e304dfafb Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:13:44 -0400 http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/215276218/scat/7efe203e304dfafb You may think that the endless security lines at the airport are torturous - but they are child’s play compared with what heretics and criminals faced in the Middle Ages. Medieval torture was used both to extract confessions and to punish the convicted before execution. Torturers had a huge tool kit with which to practice their bleak black art. Nowadays, ridiculous torture exhibits are ... http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/215276219/scat/7efe203e304dfafb Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:13:33 -0400 http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/215276219/scat/7efe203e304dfafb Le BOURGET, France - Air New Zealand's new livery was front and center at the Paris Air Show this week, but that's not the primary reason the carrier's Airbus A320 was on display. The Airbus A320 ... http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/215277205/scat/7efe203e304dfafb Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:08:02 -0400 http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/215277205/scat/7efe203e304dfafb The man suspected of making a bomb threat on a Denver-bound Frontier Airlines flight is being held at Denver Health Medical Center.7NEWS confirmed 23-year-old Mark Michael Bote is in federal custody, but he remains at Denver Health until his first federal court appearance on Tuesday afternoon.Federal charges were filed on Monday. Bote, who lives in Thornton, faces a charge of "false ... http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/215276767/scat/7efe203e304dfafb Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:07:14 -0400 http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/215276767/scat/7efe203e304dfafb Carnival is blaming BAE Systems for the damage, according to Mobile's Press-Register Cruise giant Carnival is suing the Alabama shipyard that took in the Carnival Triumph earlier this year after it lost power at sea, Mobile's ... http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/215275825/scat/7efe203e304dfafb Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:00:52 -0400 http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/215275825/scat/7efe203e304dfafb By ALMUDENA CALATRAVAAssociated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) - The Brazilian visitors gawk in wonder as they stroll past shop windows along touristy Florida street in the Argentine capital. The jackets, the shoes - they're all so cheap when your purse is stuffed with black-market money. Visitors who turn to the streets rather than the banks to swap their dollars in Argentina are ... http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/215275107/scat/7efe203e304dfafb Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:56:44 -0400 http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/215275107/scat/7efe203e304dfafb "The Safety Chick" Kathleen Baty shows off a variety of products you can use to protect your family while on vacation, such as a passport made with material that ensures thieves can't access your personal information, a cell phone hot spot to prevent browsing the web on public Wi-Fi and door anchors to avoid a hotel ... http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/215274337/scat/7efe203e304dfafb Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:05:04 -0400 http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/215274337/scat/7efe203e304dfafb swimtrek.com ) was launched 10 years ago by Channel swimmer and coach, Simon Murie. Then, the number of people booking a swimming holiday was in the hundreds. This year, Swimtrek expects to take around 4,000 swimmers on holidays ranging from a week-long island-hopping trip around the Sporades in Greece to shorter breaks in Mallorca and ... http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/215273275/scat/7efe203e304dfafb Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:01:53 -0400 http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/215273275/scat/7efe203e304dfafb An eye-catching tourism cruise to the Xisha Islands, which China disputes with Vietnam, has been running for about two months. After its maiden tour in late April, Coconut Princess, the luxury ship that has carried hundreds of tourists and staff so far, is becoming a symbol of Xisha tourism. With the tour route being normalized on a regular basis, some questions have been raised, especially in ... http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/215273267/scat/7efe203e304dfafb Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:01:03 -0400 http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/215273267/scat/7efe203e304dfafb United today announced that it will add a minimum spending threshold in order for its customers to qualify for elite frequent-flier status. Beginning in 2014, customers will need to spend at least $2,500 on United-issued tickets in order to qualify for United's lowest tier of elite status. Passengers still must fly 25,000 miles per year to reach that "Premier Silver" threshold. ... http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/215272766/scat/7efe203e304dfafb Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:47:09 -0400 http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/215272766/scat/7efe203e304dfafb It’s the documentary that audiences and film critics are eating up. In a covert six-month mission to expose the inside world of school lunches, 11-year-old Zachary Maxwell made ';Yuck: A 4th Grader’s Documentary About School Lunch'; when he was a fourth-grader at a New York City public school. Armed with hidden cameras, the precocious filmmaker went undercover to document ... http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/215272767/scat/7efe203e304dfafb Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:33:32 -0400 http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/215272767/scat/7efe203e304dfafb Thousands of protesters took to the streets in Rio as anger continues to spread over Brazil's recent hike in transit fares. NBCNews.com's Dara Brown ... http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/215272019/scat/7efe203e304dfafb Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:29:03 -0400 http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/215272019/scat/7efe203e304dfafb Alex Attwood said the Planning Policy Statement (PPS) 16, would help boost the struggling economy while protecting existing assets from further development."The planning system plays a crucial role in assisting and supporting a thriving tourism industry," he said. "PPS 16 provides a common sense planning policy framework that is right ... http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/215270386/scat/7efe203e304dfafb Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:44:21 -0400 http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/215270386/scat/7efe203e304dfafb Okay, robin, thanks. More on the president's trip overseas. It's a family affair. First lady, sasha and malia having fun catching up on family history and I'm getting ready for a special lunch. Here's abc news's linzie janis. ♪ It's a beautiful day ♪ you know it's a buhl day from u2's bono invites you to finnegans. While dining with a rock star is one ... http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/215270483/scat/7efe203e304dfafb Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:27:24 -0400 http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/215270483/scat/7efe203e304dfafb No you to that frightening incident high in the sky. A passenger screaming he was poisoned on an international flight. His fellow passengers racing to subdue him and holding him down until they ... http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/215270486/scat/7efe203e304dfafb Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:27:23 -0400 http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/215270486/scat/7efe203e304dfafb A canal cruise boat passes under one of the bridges in Amsterdam. If you're planning on visiting the 'Venice of the North,' look for discounted fares from the U.S. to Amsterdam starting August 26 this summer, fare expert Rick Seaney ... http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/215269988/scat/7efe203e304dfafb Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:37:18 -0400 http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/215269988/scat/7efe203e304dfafb Each week, USA TODAY Travel reporters and editors answer timely travel questions in a short video. If you have a question you'd like us to cover, please e-mail it ... http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/215269986/scat/7efe203e304dfafb Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:37:18 -0400 http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/215269986/scat/7efe203e304dfafb Silversea is planning another epic around-the-world cruise for 2015 that will include stops in 50 ports across five continents. The 115-day voyage on the 382-passenger Silver Whispher will kick off Jan. ... http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/215269987/scat/7efe203e304dfafb Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:37:18 -0400 http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/215269987/scat/7efe203e304dfafb THE Flying Kangaroo has leaped back into a prestigious list of the world's best airlines, only to be outdone by its partner ... http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/215269020/scat/7efe203e304dfafb Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:28:50 -0400 http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/215269020/scat/7efe203e304dfafb MOSCOW, June 18 (Itar-Tass) - The Investigative Committee /SK/ opened a criminal case against Deputy Director General of Aeroflot Russian Airlines Andrei Kalmykov, suspected of abuse of authority, SK spokesman Vladimir Markin told Itar-Tass on Tuesday. The investigators said "Kalmykov, as deputy director general for commerce of Aeroflot-Russian Airlines, secured advantages for the companies ... http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/215267917/scat/7efe203e304dfafb Tue, 18 Jun 2013 07:42:31 -0400 http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/215267917/scat/7efe203e304dfafb Said three teenagers to themselves last year: "Yeah, sure, we could go to college. But wouldn't it be more fun to up-end the airport rental car business?" They opted for the latter. So positive were they that they had happened on a better business model than Hertz or Avis, that they turned their backs, respectively, on Harvard, Princeton and MIT -- the three institutions to ... http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/215267858/scat/7efe203e304dfafb Tue, 18 Jun 2013 07:19:11 -0400 http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/215267858/scat/7efe203e304dfafb Boeing today officially launched its Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner, which will be the carrier's largest version of its new age jet. United will be the North American launch customer for the jet, forming part of ... http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/215267643/scat/7efe203e304dfafb Tue, 18 Jun 2013 06:30:16 -0400 http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/215267643/scat/7efe203e304dfafb Figures have just become available, showing the widely expected drop in tourism arrivals between January and April this year, largely attributed to the oftentimes grotesque if not outright venemous anti travel advisories issued by certain countries, which were known to have an added agenda vis a vis one pair of candidates standing for presidential election. Some embassies and High Commissions in ... http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/215265972/scat/7efe203e304dfafb Tue, 18 Jun 2013 05:14:27 -0400 http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/215265972/scat/7efe203e304dfafb PARIS, June 18 | Tue Jun 18, 2013 4:56am EDT PARIS, June 18 (Reuters) - United Airlines said it would become the North American launch customer for Boeing's new stretched 787-10 passenger plane, with an order for 20 of the aircraft. That includes an upgrade on 10 existing 787 orders, it said at the Paris Airshow on Tuesday, adding that it expects delivery of its first aircraft in ... http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/215265873/scat/7efe203e304dfafb Tue, 18 Jun 2013 04:56:02 -0400 http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/215265873/scat/7efe203e304dfafb LISTVYANKA SETTLEMENT (Irkutsk region), June 18 (Itar-Tass) - A plan for the development of Baikalsk city in Russia’s Irkutsk region and the setting up of a tourism economic zone may be ready before the end of summer, Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said at a meeting with United Russia Party activists in the region. He said the financing of the program will amount to 40 billion roubles, of ... http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/215265071/scat/7efe203e304dfafb Tue, 18 Jun 2013 04:31:55 -0400 http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/215265071/scat/7efe203e304dfafb PARIS, June 18 | Tue Jun 18, 2013 4:19am EDT PARIS, June 18 (Reuters) - Pratt and Whitney said at the Paris Airshow on Tuesday that LATAM Airlines Group SA selected its geared turbofan engines to power 42 Airbus A320-family aircraft. The decision will mean 84 more orders worth about $1.4 billion for the Pratt engine, which gained 730 orders on Monday as it was picked to power ... http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/215265894/scat/7efe203e304dfafb Tue, 18 Jun 2013 04:19:24 -0400 http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/215265894/scat/7efe203e304dfafb SEATAC, Wash. (AP) - Increased summer travel is responsible for delays at Sea-Tac Airport security lines, the airport and Transportation Security Administration said. About 150 passengers have missed ... http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/215264796/scat/7efe203e304dfafb Tue, 18 Jun 2013 03:17:53 -0400 http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/215264796/scat/7efe203e304dfafb (Reuters) - U.S. consumers are more satisfied with airlines in recent years but the industry still gets relatively low marks, mainly due to the onboard experience, according to a new customer poll released on ... http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/215263250/scat/7efe203e304dfafb Tue, 18 Jun 2013 02:07:41 -0400 http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/215263250/scat/7efe203e304dfafb It's a good news, bad news story for airline customer satisfaction: Scores are the best in nearly two decades, but consumers still love to hate airlines more than most any other industry, according to a report released Tuesday by the American Customer Satisfaction Index. Despite raising its benchmark score 2 points, to 69 out of 100, the airline industry beat only cable TV companies and ... http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/215263274/scat/7efe203e304dfafb Tue, 18 Jun 2013 02:02:21 -0400 http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/215263274/scat/7efe203e304dfafb (eTN) - The Tourism and Conservation Department of the Rwanda Development Board will this week launch the country's first religious tourism product, focusing on the Kibeho area in Southern Rwanda. On November 28, 1981 the first apparitions were reported from that little village, with teenagers talking of having seen the images of Mary, mother of Jesus, something that kept occurring time and ... http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/215262443/scat/7efe203e304dfafb Tue, 18 Jun 2013 01:00:25 -0400 http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/215262443/scat/7efe203e304dfafb Marriott, Hilton are tops for satisfying stays Satisfaction with airlines has increased slightly, but poor airline service remains a problem, an annual survey of travelers released Tuesday shows.Travelers rate airlines 3% higher than last year in the American Customer Satisfaction Index, which measures travelers' satisfaction with products and services during the first quarter of each year. ... http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/215262182/scat/7efe203e304dfafb Tue, 18 Jun 2013 00:09:15 -0400 http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/215262182/scat/7efe203e304dfafb Taiwan 's Penghu county has opened a representative office in China's coastal city of Xiamen. At the office's founding ceremony on Sunday, Wang Chien-fa, head of the county, said, "Xiamen's tourism industry has seen fast development, and we hope more people in the mainland will be attracted to visit Penghu with our promotion." Xiamen is a coastal city in ... http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/215260779/scat/7efe203e304dfafb Mon, 17 Jun 2013 23:11:21 -0400 http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/215260779/scat/7efe203e304dfafb Courtesy Laura Gambrel When Laura Gambrel, 22, of Zionsville, Ind., graduated from Indiana University in May, she wanted to keep the celebration pretty low key. She didn’t walk at the ceremony, nor did she have a party because she planned to go right back to the university this coming fall for grad school. It seemed only filling then that the one thing her mother attempted to do to ... http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/215259713/scat/7efe203e304dfafb Mon, 17 Jun 2013 20:43:11 -0400 http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/215259713/scat/7efe203e304dfafb Shire of Augusta-Margaret River tourism stakeholders say the district has the green light to demand more money and resources for local tourism projects following the release of a State Government industry development strategy last week.The South West Development Commission released its finalised Tourism Futures South West report on Monday in which Margaret River was the centrepiece for driving ... http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/215258077/scat/7efe203e304dfafb Mon, 17 Jun 2013 20:11:30 -0400 http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/215258077/scat/7efe203e304dfafb Few rivalries pack the corporate punch of Boeing vs. Airbus. The latest chapter in that storied aviation rivalry ramped up at the Paris Air ... http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/215257983/scat/7efe203e304dfafb Mon, 17 Jun 2013 19:54:37 -0400 http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/215257983/scat/7efe203e304dfafb (eTN) - The Rwanda Development Board's (RDB) Tourism and Conservation Department, led by Ms. Rica Rwigamba, is the country's custodian body to not just promote the country abroad but also to manage the country's three national parks and tourism attractions and conserve the precious wildlife, foremost, of course, the prized mountain gorillas. Ms. Rica was, in fact, saying ahead of ... http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/215258078/scat/7efe203e304dfafb Mon, 17 Jun 2013 19:42:10 -0400 http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/215258078/scat/7efe203e304dfafb With a fresh blanket of pure white snow coating the 14,000-foot heights of Rocky Mountain National Park, Australia native Carmen Major swings her arms wide to encompass the glistening mountains."It's even more awesome than I expected," said Major, 38, who was driving across America and in mid-April became one of the 3 million people who visit the 415-square-mile park ... http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/215257821/scat/7efe203e304dfafb Mon, 17 Jun 2013 18:51:22 -0400 http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/215257821/scat/7efe203e304dfafb Havana, June 17 (Prensa Latina) An International Seminar on Journalism and Tourism started today in this capital with a study of routes and cultural proposals in Havana and the potentials of the tourism industry in Cuba. At least 48 communications professionals from Colombia, Peru, Ecuador, Panama, Chile, Argentina, Uruguay and Cuba have gathered for a week for this ninth seminar at the Jose ... http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/215255950/scat/7efe203e304dfafb Mon, 17 Jun 2013 18:00:44 -0400 http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/215255950/scat/7efe203e304dfafb Sarina Frauenfelder, 15, in the outfit she wore on her flight, Sunday, June 16 that allegedly moved a TSA agent to make disparaging remarks about her choice of clothing. A popular blogger and publisher has accused a TSA agent of criticizing his 15-year old daughter for having clothing the agent said was too revealing.On Sunday June 16, Mark ... http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/215256811/scat/7efe203e304dfafb Mon, 17 Jun 2013 17:58:36 -0400 http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/215256811/scat/7efe203e304dfafb Travel Author Paul Theroux says he's done with Africa, the continent that has served as his muse and foil for decades. "I have no interest in urbanized Africa or safari Africa or failed state Africa," he said. Paul Theroux, the author who made his name in part writing cranky travelogues on Africa, is done with the dark continent. He told NBC News his latest book, "Last Train ... http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/215256810/scat/7efe203e304dfafb Mon, 17 Jun 2013 17:58:36 -0400 http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/215256810/scat/7efe203e304dfafb SANTA CLARITA, Calif. - Princess Cruises is celebrating CPR awareness during the month of June by announcing a special cruise to benefit the American Heart Association (AHA). Expected to raise $1 million for the Association's heart health programs and educational outreach, the cruise is the second in Princess' new "Cruising for a Cause" series that devotes an entire sailing to ... http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/215256198/scat/7efe203e304dfafb Mon, 17 Jun 2013 17:35:49 -0400 http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/215256198/scat/7efe203e304dfafb United Airlines Flight 116 landed safely in Newark, N.J., Monday afternoon following claims by an unidentified passenger fellow travelers had been poisoned. The passenger was restrained after he became disruptive, saying all fellow travelers had been poisoned by the food served on the aircraft, a Boeing 777, CBS News reported. After landing the plane taxied to a remote area of the airport, ... http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/215255848/scat/7efe203e304dfafb Mon, 17 Jun 2013 17:28:57 -0400 http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/215255848/scat/7efe203e304dfafb RENSSELAER, N.Y. -- New York lawmakers want Amtrak to add baggage cars to its passenger trains that would be capable of carrying bicycles. U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer and state Sens. Betty Little of Warren County and Brad Hoylman of Manhattan said Monday such a move would get more visitors and tourism dollars into New York state. They discussed their plan at Amtrak's Albany-Rensselaer ... http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/215254647/scat/7efe203e304dfafb Mon, 17 Jun 2013 16:58:40 -0400 http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/215254647/scat/7efe203e304dfafb tourism industry. In the late 19th and early 20th century, East Africa was famous as a game hunting destination owing to its wide open savannah plains, rich with wildlife and tropical forests. The word safari, derived from an amalgamation of the Arabic and Swahili dialect to mean travel, is said to have originated from East Africa. At the time, it was commonplace for visitors from the US and ... http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/215253750/scat/7efe203e304dfafb Mon, 17 Jun 2013 15:56:52 -0400 http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/215253750/scat/7efe203e304dfafb If the kids are getting on your nerves, send them on their way with this roly-poly roller wheel. Apparently, they are suitable for indoor use, but we think they're best on a soft, sandy surface, out the way of any vases. Save your breath - an inflation pump is ... http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/215253432/scat/7efe203e304dfafb Mon, 17 Jun 2013 14:47:39 -0400 http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/215253432/scat/7efe203e304dfafb Pictured is a conversion of the Old Oxford Prison into a hotel (Malmaison) with the cells having been converted to guest rooms. (Photo credit: ... http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/215252503/scat/7efe203e304dfafb Mon, 17 Jun 2013 14:46:23 -0400 http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/215252503/scat/7efe203e304dfafb Jerry Seinfeld (character) (Photo credit: Wikipedia) This is a bit off-topic from what I normally write about here, but having just returned from a vacation during which my wife and I experienced two service-devoid encounters with one of the nation's major airlines, it's what will be on my mind until I write it. So here goes. The business strategy employed by most if not all of our ... http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/215252525/scat/7efe203e304dfafb Mon, 17 Jun 2013 14:46:21 -0400 http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/215252525/scat/7efe203e304dfafb Say sayonara to the Todd English restaurant on Cunard's Queen Victoria. The upscale eatery has been replaced by a new dining venue called The Verandah that is a sister to the restaurant of the same name ... http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/215253433/scat/7efe203e304dfafb Mon, 17 Jun 2013 14:39:48 -0400 http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/215253433/scat/7efe203e304dfafb Image credit: Getty Images How much do you think a club sandwich should cost? $12, maybe? $15? Of course, much depends on where you are when you purchase this club sandwich. If you’re in New York City, it’ll cost you about $17.50, according to the 2013 Hotels.com Club Sandwich Index. But $17.50 is only a little more than half the price of the world’s most expensive. The index, ... http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/215252713/scat/7efe203e304dfafb Mon, 17 Jun 2013 14:25:59 -0400 http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/215252713/scat/7efe203e304dfafb With 81 games on the road in some of the biggest and busiest cities in North America, baseball players are knowledgeable hotel consumers. We asked our panel of star players -- Bronson Arroyo of the ... http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/215251485/scat/7efe203e304dfafb Mon, 17 Jun 2013 13:37:45 -0400 http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/215251485/scat/7efe203e304dfafb Las Vegas is that just about any night of the week, if you look hard enough, you can see Shania Twain, or Elton John. And even Elvis, The Rat Pack or The ... http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/215252318/scat/7efe203e304dfafb Mon, 17 Jun 2013 13:37:42 -0400 http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/215252318/scat/7efe203e304dfafb A passenger aboard a United Airlines flight heading from Hong Kong to Newark reportedly told the crew that he "poisoned everyone on board," before being restrained by passengers. United Airlines spokeswoman Jennifer Dohm confirmed a disturbance. "While en route from Hong Kong to Newark, a passenger became disruptive onboard United flight 116," she said. "The crew ... http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/215251447/scat/7efe203e304dfafb Mon, 17 Jun 2013 13:27:27 -0400 http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/215251447/scat/7efe203e304dfafb